Bridgwater Town Centre vs Wincanton Rural East

Bridgwater Town Centre has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,369 crimes in the last 12 months. Wincanton Rural East has a safety score of 16/100 (High Crime) with 714 crimes. Wincanton Rural East scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bridgwater Town Centre shows a year-on-year crime trend of +17.8% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Wincanton Rural East shows -5.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bridgwater Town Centre, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,298 incidents). In Wincanton Rural East, it is Violent Crime (299 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bridgwater Town Centre recorded 589 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wincanton Rural East recorded 85. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bridgwater Town Centre totalled 1,298 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 299 in Wincanton Rural East. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bridgwater Town Centre recorded 2,860 crimes (now 3,369, a change of +17.8%). Wincanton Rural East recorded 754 crimes previously (now 714, -5.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Bridgwater Town Centre has a resolution rate of 25.1% and Wincanton Rural East has 20%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bridgwater Town Centre falls within the Avon and Somerset Constabulary boundary. Wincanton Rural East is covered by Avon and Somerset Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Bridgwater Town Centre and Wincanton Rural East. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.